Wheatfield Prison.... Unlocking Cancer Awareness!

€2550 so far!!!!

Folks, thank you all for your time and donations so far!

Cake sales on Thursday the 30th of November and Friday the 1st of December in the mess.

Hopefully we have raised cancer awareness among staff as well as over €2550 so far for the Marie Keating Foundation… Well done everyone!

A Community Information Nurse from the MKF will be in our staff mess from 11:30 AM – 2:15 PM on Friday to provide evidenced advice re the following…

·        Cancer awareness, both for men and women

·        Cancer recovery

·        Coping with Cancer

·        Supporting family members through their cancer treatment and journey after recovery

·        Survive and Thrive; helping cancer survivors adapt to their “new normal”

·        How the BRCA gene ( BRCA1 or BRCA2 ) can effect both males and females

·        Advice on changes that you can make to your routine that can cut your risk of cancer by 30-50%.

·        Risk factors, causes and symptoms of Prostate Cancer.

·         Risk factors, causes and symptoms of Bowel cancer

·         Risk factors, causes and symptoms of Lung Cancer.

·        Risk factors, causes and symptoms of Skin Cancer.

·        Risk factors, causes and symptoms of Testicular cancer

·        Risk factors, causes and symptoms of Breast Cancer.

·         Risk factors, causes and symptoms of Cervical cancer

She will also be available to answer any other questions that you may have and to give an insight into the services that MKF offers, including support groups for people living with cancer, as we all know someone who has been affected, as well as practical advice (from a nurses prospective) to anyone coming back to work after cancer and really to signpost people where to go and what to do if you ever have worrysome symptoms. 

Please pop over, even if it’s just to say hello! She will be beside the cakes.

We have all been negatively impacted by cancer, both at home and in work. This campaign is in honour of those that are no longer with us following a battle with cancer.

WOW €2500 raised!

Folks,

We have hopefully raised cancer awareness amongst staff as well as over €2500 so far for the Marie Keating Foundation… Well done everyone!

We are going to pause this campaign until Monday the 20th of November where we will relaunch and switch from Pink to Blue to focus on our male Colleagues health. Cake sale on Thursday the 30^th of November in the mess, Male cancer awareness talk and cake sale on Friday the 1^st of December (location TBC).

“An estimated 44,000 people in Ireland get cancer each year, however, with new treatments and early interventions more people are surviving cancer than ever before.” www.cancer.ie

Cake Sale

 Cake Sale in the staff mess tomorrow to raise much needed funds for The Marie Keating Foundation!

Picture is a Sneak peek at some of the delicious cakes that will be available!!!!

Payments of cash or Tap @ the staff mess till …all gladly accepted!

Thanks to Staff, our family members, friends and retired Officers donations we have raised €1209 so far on our dedicated fundraising page for the Marie Keating Foundation… let’s keep it going!

A special thank you to our bakers…. I may have to taste test some of the cakes this afternoon!

→→→ Remember!!! Workshop on female cancers and cancer awareness will be held in the auditorium On Friday the 3^rd of November @1:00 PM.  Donations of €5 are very welcome (but not compulsory) if you plan to attend and can easily be donated via the link above or pay on the day. There will be Cake and Coffee! 

Thank You!

Thanks to Staff, our family members, friends and retired Officers donations we have raised €1155 so far on our dedicated fundraising page for the Marie Keating Foundation… This total does not include funds raised so far through the MK merchandise on sale and other donations made in the staff mess.

Thank you everyone who has donated so far and those who have helped in organising the workshop and with the fundraising.

Just a reminder of the Cake sale open to staff this Friday the 27^th and the staff Workshop on female cancers and cancer awareness that will be held in the auditorium On Friday the 3^rd of November.  There will be Cake and Coffee!